Allen Pietrobon

Allen Pietrobon is Associate Professor of Global Affairs at Trinity Washington University, specializing in Cold War diplomacy and citizen-led peace initiatives. His research examines non-state actors in international relations, particularly Norman Cousins' role in nuclear disarmament.

Education:

• B.A. History - University of Waterloo
• M.A. History - Wilfrid Laurier University
• Ph.D. American History and Foreign Policy - American University

Awarded the Saki Ruth Dockrill Memorial Prize (Honorable Mention 2013) and Wing Commander Hamilton E. Boulter Award (2012) for historical research. Publications analyze Track II diplomacy mechanisms and humanitarian dimensions of nuclear policy.

Teaches courses including Creation of the Atlantic World, Twentieth Century United States, and U.S. Comes of Age: 1865-1941. Research emphasizes archival analysis of citizen diplomacy's impact on formal international agreements like the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty.